Red T

Red T is a non-profit organization advocating for translators and interpreters in high-risk settings.

[Red T @TheRedT]

Ukraine: The Conflict Zone Field Guide for Civilian Translators/Interpreters and Users of Their Services is available in Ukrainian. #ProtectLinguists #UATI @aiiconline @fit_ift @FIT_Europe @iapti @criticallinkint @WASLI_tweets @pen_int @amnesty @IRAP https://t.co/fDUZZv1aHL

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: Exactly! Thank you @RepGraceMeng. #ProtectLinguists

[Grace Meng @RepGraceMeng]

Why are we rolling out the red carpet for 17,500 Afrikaners with no ties here while stranding 1,100 Afghan allies who risked their lives for our country?

“Assimilation” isn’t an answer. It’s a dog whistle. And it’s wrong.

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: Critical Info⬇️
#ProtectLinguists

[#AfghanEvac @afghanevac]

A federal court has just ordered that @StateDept to notify all SIVs who have received Chief of Mission approval but haven’t yet interviewed or received their visa that their visas will be denied if they interview.

This is the language they’ll receive.

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: Red T joins more than 90 organizations and 900+ individuals opposing plan to relocate former Afghan #interpreters and other war allies to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Link to @afghanevac Open Letter in press release) #ProtectLinguists @SecRubio @SecMullinDHS

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: Welcome news! Court #interpreter Meenu Batra released from ICE detention. #ProtectLinguists https://t.co/zbanxH4eqd

[Red T @TheRedT]

UK: An unacceptable gap between promises made and current reality…#ProtectLinguists https://t.co/9V79sCXEKZ

[Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley]

Afghans risked their lives to help the U.S. as advisors, interpreters, and special operation forces. Turning our backs on our allies—including family members of U.S. servicemembers and hundreds of children—to send them to war-torn DRC is evil and wrong. https://t.co/TYaHocByWV

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: #ProtectLinguists

[Anderson Cooper 360° @AC360]

President of the aid group AfghanEvac Shawn VanDiver says a potential plan to send Afghan refugees who aided the U.S. war effort to the Democratic Republic of Congo could jeopardize their lives.

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: Let’s amplify @atanet’s “Call to Action for Language Professionals” in support of #interpreter Meenu Batra who was detained by ICE. #ProtectLinguists https://t.co/7EY8PtJeDq

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: From working in the immigration system to being targeted by it… #ProtectLinguists https://t.co/QW8okTn4Hl

[Red T @TheRedT]

Local Staff International and @UniOfYork released landmark guidelines to protect locally employed civilians (LECs) in international missions. Red T applauds this initiative, which serves to strengthen LECs’ safety and rights. #ProtectLinguists https://t.co/bg1PUQKvKg

[Red T @TheRedT]

UK: This former Afghan #interpreter survived the war and the Taliban, only to be brutally attacked on "safer" soil. #ProtectLinguists https://t.co/fI8yryWU9z

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: #ProtectLinguists

[Peter Lucier @PeterLucier]

Does America stand by the Afghan Allies who stood by it?

Mullin once suggested it should. Now he can prove it, I argue in WaPo.

Gift link.

https://t.co/FyJT88dA9q

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

Afghan interpreter who served heroically alongside US troops fears what’s next for him and his family

https://t.co/x04OIcwi2a

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: Closure of US-run Qatar camp forces former Afghan #interpreters and other war allies into a Sophie’s choice. #ProtectLinguists https://t.co/Npdu3riqOr

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: This Afghan war ally survived the Taliban but not a day of ICE detention—a tragic example of the current institutional violence. #ProtectLinguists https://t.co/XBdmEKsKGE

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: Critical deadline! By June 5, 2026, all supporting documentation for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Chief of Mission (COM) approval, incl. requested additions, must be submitted. For details, consult ⬇️
https://t.co/tALgq4mwy2

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: #ProtectLinguists

[TOLOnews English @TOLONewsEnglish]

A member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, Gregory Meeks, criticized Donald Trump’s policies during an shadow hearing, stating that following his decision, all doors to the United States have been closed to those Afghans who cooperated with America for twenty years.

He said that, in addition to other pathways, the suspension of Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) and edning the Temporary Protected Status have had negative impacts on thousands of Afghans and their families.

He called on Congress to review these policies and prepare an appropriate legislative response.
#TOLOnews_English

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: Kudos to @IRAP. #ProtectLinguists

[IRAP @IRAP]

On Friday, a court ordered the Trump admin to abide by a plan to adjudicate SIV applications in a timely manner.

While the expanded travel ban continues to prevent all Afghan nationals from entering the U.S., COM processing must resume immediately.
https://t.co/0eIIp0J71q

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: @SenatorShaheen: “Stranding vetted S.I.V. applicants or sending Afghan families back into the hands of the Taliban isn’t about security; it’s a betrayal of the promises we made to those who risked their lives for the United States.” https://t.co/ascSMMDhve

[Red T @TheRedT]

USA: Vital info from @IRAP for resettled Afghan and Iraqi #interpreters. #ProtectLinguists

[IRAP @IRAP]

🚨 Community Update 🚨 With ICE now targeting resettled refugees in the United States, knowing your rights is more important than ever. IRAP's legal resources about what to do if you encounter ICE are available in Somali, Tigrinya, Spanish, Arabic (linked above), Amharic, Dari, French, Haitian Kreyol, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili and Ukrainian.